HACKETTSTOWN — A 59-year-old Blairstown Township man was charged with driving while intoxicated, having an open container of alcohol, careless driving, failure to have his vehicle inspected and failure to maintain lamps following a motor vehicle stop on Dec. 29, police said.

According to police, at about 12:15 a.m. police saw a vehicle driving on Route 57 with a malfunctioning headlight. Police stopped the vehicle on Route 182 and while talking to the driver, David Seidel, the officer smelled alcohol, police said. The officer also found a partially consumed bottle of vodka inside the vehicle, police said.

Seidel was unable to perform field sobriety tests and was brought to police headquarters where he was charged and released pending a court appearance, police said.